Episodes

Feb. 5, 2021

Stories of Sacrifice - POW/MIAs - LT Leonard W. Button - Korean War E…

LT Leonard W. Button - Publicly Listed By Pentagon as Korean War MIA But Actually Captured Formerly Top Secret Military Records: "Seen and Identified Alive" in North Korean Hands

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Jan. 28, 2021

Stories of Sacrifice - POW/MIAs - CLASSIFIED LT Nininger & LT David M…

LT Nininger possibly being brought home for identification. Who is LT David Maynard?

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Jan. 24, 2021

Stories of Sacrifice - POW/MIAs - Season 3 2021 Kickoff EP 22

Stories Of Sacrifice POW/MIA Podcast Season 3 2021 Kickoff

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Oct. 26, 2020

Stories of Sacrifice - POW/MIAs - LT Walter A. Kelso Jr EP21

LT Walter A. Kelso Jr. - 19th Bomb Group, US Army Air Corps who fought valiantly in the defense of the Philippines during the outbreak of WW2.

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Oct. 12, 2020

Stories of Sacrifice American POW/MIAs - Public Service Broadcast Pro…

Public Service Broadcast - Promoting Homefront Support of the War Effort is sound recording originally recorded by the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) public service program during the early part of WW2

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June 27, 2020

Stories of Sacrifice - POW/MIAs - PFC Juan F. Gutierrez Misidentified…

Wrong remains buried by the wrong family. ANOTHER MISIDENTIFICATION – THE CASE OF PFC JUAN F. GUTIERREZ. Mistakes are a fact of life. What counts is the response to errors. Ever wonder why the U.S. Government does NOT want to …

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June 17, 2020

Stories of Sacrifice - POW/MIAs - PVT Arthur H. “Bud” Kelder EP 18

Bud’s story is typical of those who died in the Cabanatuan POW camp after surviving the Bataan Death March. He was the first of more than 300 Unknowns to be returned to his family. Why is the Department of Defense …

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June 9, 2020

Stories of Sacrifice - POW/MIAs - 1LT Alexander R. Nininger (MoH) Fin…

THE ARMY HAD A PROBLEM. THE PUBLIC WANTED TO KNOW WHERE THEIR HERO WAS AND A NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS WANTED TO KNOW WHAT THE HELL WAS GOING ON.

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May 27, 2020

Stories of Sacrifice - POW/MIAs - 1LT Alexander R. Nininger (MoH) A B…

Remains of Medal of Honor Recipient Not Identified Because Army Can’t Unscrew Their Screwup 1LT Alexander “Sandy” Nininger was consigned to the grave of an Unknown Soldier by the celebrity of the Medal of Honor.

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May 13, 2020

Stories of Sacrifice, Bonus Episode - Major Zachariah Fike, Purple He…

Interview with Major Zachariah Fike - Founder of the Veteran's non-profit Purple Hearts Reunited

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May 6, 2020

Stories of Sacrifice - POW/MIAs - Hide and Seek at the West Point Cem…

1LT Ira Cheaney’s remains were identified, then misplaced, then buried at West Point. Then the Army buried the report that showed they had buried the wrong remains.

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April 29, 2020

Stories of Sacrifice - POW/MIAs - Who is Buried in Cheaney's Grave EP…

Who was buried in Cheaney’s grave? A disgraced commander tries to rehabilitate his reputation!

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March 27, 2020

Stories of Sacrifice - POW/MIAs - Last Letters Home EP13

Last letters written home by some of our WW2 POW/MIA's in the Philippines

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Feb. 19, 2020

Stories of Sacrifice - POW/MIAs - Major James "Jim" O'Donovan EP12

On today’s Stories of Sacrifice we will be discussing a very heroic POW/MIA who was awarded our Country's second highest combat valor award, the Distinguished Service Cross. Major James J. O’Donovan was the Executive Officer of the 3rd Battalion, 31st...

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Feb. 8, 2020

Stories of Sacrifice - POW/MIAs - 1st LT Carol (Cal) Cahoon EP11

1st LT Cahoon was assigned to the 26th Cavalry Regiment (PS) in the Philippines during WW2. He was Killed in Action on 7 Jan 1942 and is still listed as Missing in Action. Hi nephew and namesake tells us his …

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Feb. 4, 2020

Stories of Sacrifice - POW/MIAs - PVT Israel Goldberg EP10

PVT Israel Goldberg - Hq Squadron, 24th Pursuit Gp, US Army Air Corps WW2. PVT Goldberg is still listed as Missing in Action but buried as an Unknown. This is his story of sacrifice and his family's quest to get …

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Jan. 20, 2020

Stories of Sacrifice - POW/MIAs - S1c Beauran R. O'Kane EP09

S1c Beauran Roy O'Kane - WW2 Missing in Action - Family Interview with great nephew Jeff O'Kane and their family's struggle to get him home

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Jan. 17, 2020

Stories of Sacrifice - POW/MIAs - Sweet Land of Liberty Author Timoth…

Sweet Land of Liberty, personal account of WO Talmadge Smithey's capture and captivity in Japanese POW Camps during WW2.

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Jan. 15, 2020

Stories of Sacrifice - POW/MIAs - Compiled Interviews of POWs Who Ret…

The mission of the Stories of Sacrifice Podcast is to bring you the Stories of those POW/MIAs who have not made it home to their loved ones. This episode is the stories of those who survived.

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Jan. 11, 2020

Stories of Sacrifice - POW/MIAs - SGT Leonard James McNeill Ep06

SGT Leonard James McNeill, WW2 POW/MIA and buried as an Unknown in an American Military Cemetery. This is his Story of Sacrifice and his family's quest to bring him home!

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Dec. 28, 2019

Stories of Sacrifice - POW/MIAs - USCG LT. Crotty PT1 EP05

In this two part episode I will talk about the US Marine Corps and US Coast Guard.

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Dec. 24, 2019

Stories of Sacrifice - POW/MIAs - PVT Martin Kunik EP04

Buried as an "Unknown" at the Manila American Cemetery - PVT Martin Kunik, served with Company H, 31st Infantry Regiment in the Philippines. He died at Cabanatuan and is buried as an Unknown at the Manila American Cemetery

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Dec. 19, 2019

Stories of Sacrifice, POW/MIAs - POW Burial History at Cabanatuan EP03

Reexamining the Cabanatuan unknown cases and the need for using a DNA Lead Process to make these identifications.

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Dec. 3, 2019

Stories of Sacrifice - POW/MIAs – TEC 5 Julius St John Knudsen EP02

Technician 5th Class Julius St. John Knudsen - A story of Sacrifice of Unknown circumstances

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